Hi, I just bought my Samsung Galaxy Tab A6 (p585, with s-pen); I have no plans of rooting or installing custom ROM on this device, but i'd like to backup the ROM/Firmware so that after long time use and it becomes sluggish, I want to revert back to the current state. Do i have to use ODIN, smart switch, etc?
Thanks!
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Hey guys,
I've currently got a Galaxy S3 with a three branded rom (I9300XXALE8, baseband I9300NELE4) and I was just wondering what I would need to do to ensure that I get all my apps, settings customisations etc back after I flash to an unbranded firmware (so I can get the latest updates straight from Samsung and get rid of the Three boot splash screen)
I'm currently rooted and have flashed a few modifications (disable increasing ring). Would I need to re-root and re-flash these once I put the new firmware on?
Also, would I get everything the way it is now back by restoring from a Titanium Pro backup? I've also saved a recovery thing using ClockworkMod, would I need to restore this at any point?
One last question: which firmware would be best to flash on my phone. Is the I9300XXALF2 one the best current UK unbranded firmware?
Hi,
I had a few questions about flashing my phone and potentially updating to kitkat.
I would appreciate having my answers in same form as questions thanks!! (sorry for being so picky)
1. I heard Kitkat does not allow you to backup apps or modify folders in the sdcard is there a work around to this? (the reason is because I use a program called Es Explorer to move files from folder to folder.)
2. I have a Canadian note 3 (SM-N900W8) I want to get the S5 layout and features such as Ultra Saving Mode onto the Note 3 without losing any of the key features from Note 3 like s pen functionality. Is this possible if so please leave a guide to performing this
3. To get the S5 features onto my Note 3 will I have to first update to Kitkat or can I stay at 4.3,?
4. Will I be able to get OTA software updates on my Note 3 even after I port the S5 features?
5. Before I do any flashing or modifying How can I BACK EVERYTHING ON MY PHONE to ensure NOTHING IS LOST.
6. Finally, will I have to first unlock my phone to flash or mod it?
THANK You!
I appreciate your time.
You can get all of that by flashing ported s5 rom like the RC elite rom , and no your device will be modified so no OTA but you don't need it anyway
Before flashing backup your stock rom in the custom recovery so nothing get lost
Make sure to backup your IMEI before flashing anything.
Go to Play Store and enter 'IMEI Backup' to search for IMEI backup app.
1. It works perfectly fine for me on KitKat
2. Yep the rom link and guides is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/development/rom-canadian-v17-rcelite-t2840523 (imo the rom is very snappy and good! All the full S5 features and look without compromising on SPen functionality )
3. You have to flash kitkat first
4. Well you can't get OTA updates for the Note 3 firmware, but you will get OTA updates for the rom!
5. You can do a nandroid backup, copy all files to computer or backup with KIES 3
6. Nope
N9005 NH1 32GB Stock debloated rooted ROM
I have a rooted Note 3 SM N900 with a Pakistani android 4.4 rom. I am thinking of flashing an Indian rom to update as lollipop is still not available in my country. However I can't seem to find definite info about CSC. Should I directly flash it or do i have to change CSC?
and also How do I back up my internal storage+apps+data?
Nah, CSC doesn't mean much, if any at all, go on, flash the Indian ROM. For backup use Titanium like everyone does. However photos, music etc. won't be backed up with TB, so just use old copy method to your desktop, laptop, whatever is convenient.
What will matter is the EFS... it can get screwed up... so best thing to do is backup your current version (EFS especially - if you want to connect to your current mobile provider), and try a rom from a similar region (in your case India)... then if no baseband, etc, try flashing your backup EFS... otherwise revert back to your original rom.
Good luck!
Hello everyone.
N910W running stock Samsung firmware, 5.1.1 Lollipop.
I had my phone rooted a few months back and decided I wanted to try a Marshmallow rom. I created a backup of my pre-rooted device a few days prior, so I wasnt worried.
The rom I flashed for some reason would not allow me to use my carriers network, but only other networks. So i restored my unrooted backup.
Now whenever I try to root my phone, I get a bootloop. Every method I've tried so far (TWRP flash and ODIN, pretty much) has produced similar results. I could find the original samsung firmware for the device and flash it over and start from scratch, but I don't want to lose my data if I don't have to.
Halp. Send halp.
thanks guys.
P.s. i tried using the search, but this is either a unique problem or the search bar sucks.
Hi!
I need to enrol 16 tablets. They need to be exactly the same. Run our own app, everything else uninstalled or disabled.
It is going to be used in a museum by students.
In the past I installed everything on one tablet and then used TWRP to make a Nandroid backup.
Used TWRP on another tablet to make a very small Nandroid backup, just to get it’s unique code folder name and replace this one with the main backup.
I basically cloned the main tablet this way.
Is there a possibility to make this happen again on the Galaxy Tab A7? In another way perhaps?
Thanks in advance!
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Yes its possible, I'm doing the same thing. However I have been having problems with setting device owner running on a modified OS. Seem like when Knox trips it prevent me from setting my App as device owner. I'm really starting to hate Samsung. Knox will trip by loading TWRP.